Eyelash curler



.Feb. 1, 1949. w. R. TUTTLE EAL EYELASH CURLER Filed March 18, 1946 Patented Feb. 1, 1949 UNIT D STATE Price EYELASH CURLER York Application March is, 1946, Serial No. 655,152

3 Claims.

This invention relates to eyelash curlers of the general character of that shown in our Patent No. 2,391,047 and in other prior patents, and wherein a pair of handle members are pivotally connected, one of said handle members tending to move a movable jaw to and from a fixed jaw mounted on the other handle member.

The construction and arrangement of the several parts of these devices is such that the protrusion of the handles causes the device to occupy considerable space, with the result that these devices, while often carried in the handbag of the user, occupy considerable space therein, making them often inconvenient to carry, particularly in a handbag of relatively small capacity.

One of the objects, therefore, of the present invention is to provide an eyelash curler of the character described which will have at least one of its handle portions arranged to fold in such a manner as to materially decrease the size of the device when the handle is to folded, thus making the carrying of the device in a handbag or in any other relatively small receptacle, entirely feasible.

An object of the invention is to provide such a folding handle as will, when in folded position, maintain the jaws of the device in closed relation, thus tending to protect the same against damage while the device is carried in a handbag.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a folding handle in a device of this character, which will be strong, unlikely to get out of order and which will, when folded, tend to render the device compact and easy to carry.

These and other objects are attained by the invention, a more particular description of which will appear hereinafter and be set forth in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, in which an illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed, Fig. l is a side elevation of an eyelash curler constructed in accordance with the invention, the same being shown in its operative position; Fig. 2 is a similar side view, with the folding handle in its folded position; Fig. 3 is a front View of the device in its folded position, as seen from the right side of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, and Fig. 5 is a side View of the foldable handle detached from the device.

An eyelash curler of this character includes a relatively stationary element and a relatively movable element, the latter in the present construction, being composed of the two parts I2 and l, pivotally connected as will be explained. lfhe stationary element includes the finger loop 2 and the spaced side-by-sidc posts 2% and El, the latter being formed at the top with the off-set arms Connecting the top of the arms i is the fixed jaw 5.

Slidable to and from the fixed jaw 5 is the movab1e jaw 9 which carries a resilient facing it brought into contact with the lower edg of the fixed jaw when the movable jaw is raised. The movable jaw is formed at its ends with the loans it which'embrace the arms 4 and are guided thereon in a manner known in this art.

The portion 7 of the movable element of. the device, is in the form of a lever of: channel-shape crosssection, as seen in Figs. 3 and 4,'and it is pivotaily mounted at a substantially central position, on the pin 6, between the flattened portions 22 of the posts 2!! and 2|. Adjacent to its forward end, the lever "i is pivotally connected to a wire yoke 8, which is looped through apertures provided near one end of the lever, and extends to the movable jaw 9. The handle portion i2 of the movable element is formed with a flattened extremity I l arranged to fit within the channel of the lever I, said portion '54 being apertured at 23 to enable it to be pivotally mounted upon the pivot pin t. The handle portion 12 is formed with a finger loop l3 and on the fiat portion M it is provided with a protuberance i5 constituting a detent and adapted to engage with an aperture [6 provided in one of the walls of the lever 1 near the end of the same that is remote from that end near which the yoke 8 is attached.

The normal or operating position of the eyelash curler is seen in Fig. 1, wherein it will be noted that the flattened portion M of the handle member I2 is positioned within the channel of lever l and the detent l5 on the handle member i2 is in engagement with the aperture 16 in the lever. Through this engagement of the parts, lever and the handle portion 92 are held together as a single element so that at this time, lever 'l constitutes a rigid extension of the handle portion 12. Thus, when the handle portion I2 is moved to and from the loop 2, the yoke 8 will be moved up and down and the movable jaw will be brought to and from the fixed or stationary jaw 5, so that the device can be used for curling the eyelashes in the known manner.

When it is desired to carry the device in a handbag or store it in a small receptacle, the handle portion i2 is folded upwardly, the start of such folding movement being shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and the final upwardly-folded position shown in Figs. 2 and 3. To move the handle portion l2 upwardly, it is first freed to permit such movement by forcing the detent l5 out of the aperture iii in the lever I. This allows the handle portion I2 to be freely swung upwardly upon its pivot pin 6 to reach the position shown in Fig. 2.

It will be noted in Fig. 3 that the wire yoke 8 is provided with a cross-piece or brace member I], such element serving to not only add rigidity and stifiness to the yoke 8 but also serving as a stop member to limit the upward and forward swing of the handle portion l2 to its folded position. When the handle portion I 2 is folded as above described, it will be noted that the over-all width of the eyelash curler is considerably decreased so that it can be conveniently stored in relatively small space. Moreover, when the handle portion I2 is located in its folded position, the descent of the movable jaw 9 will be prevented by the upwardly folded handle portion l2 being disposed directly below it and in fact, in contact with it, so that the folding of the handle in the manner set forth not only serves to render the device compact for carrying or storage, but serves to also hold the jaws in closed relation with the operative surfaces of the jaws in contact, thereby preventing the entry of objects between the jaws with resultant damage to the same.

While we have herein shown and described one embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that th same is not to be restricted thereto but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What we claim is:

1. In an eyelash curling device, a stationary handle portion having a fixed jaw at its upper end, a movable jaw slidable on the stationary handle portion, a movable handle pivoted to the stationary handle, a lever pivoted to the stationary handle on the pivot which attaches the movable handle to the stationary handle, a yoke extending from one end of the lever to the movable jaw whereby pivotal movement of said lever will move the movable jaw to or from the stationary jaw, the movable handle being swingable on its pivot to cause it to be positioned within said yoke while the movable jaw is in contact with the fixed jaw, and locking means for holding the movable handle and lever together when the movable handle is positioned within the lever whereby movement of the movable handle will cause the lever 4 to transmit such movement to the yoke and to the movable jaw attached to the same.

2. In an eyelash curling device, a stationary handle having a yoke portion, a fixed jaw mounted at the end of the yoke, a channel-shaped lever pivoted in the stationary handle, a movable handle pivoted in the stationary handle and between the walls of the lever, said movable handle being provided with a part fitting between the walls of the lever, said movable handle being capable of pivotal movement to enable it to be swung to a position within the yoke, and co-operating looking elements on the lever and the movable handle whereby the part of the movable handle which fits within the lever can be locked therein and the movable handle thus arranged to constitute a rigid extension of the lever, a movable jaw, and a connection between said movable jaw and the lever, the movable handle being capable of movement to its folded position within the yoke only when the movable jaw is located adjacent to the fixed jaw.

3. In an eyelash curling device, a stationary handle formed with a yoke at one end, a jaw fixed on said yoke, a movable jaw slidable on the yoke to and from the fixed jaw, a lever pivoted to the stationary handle, a link connection between one end of the lever and the movable jaw, a movable handle pivoted on the stationary handle, means for detachably looking the movable handle to the lever, whereby movement of the movable handle will move the lever and such movement will be transmitted to the movable jaw, the pivot for the movable handle permitting said handle to be swung to fit within the yoke upon disengagement of the locking means, and when the movable jaw is moved to contact with the fixed jaw.

WILLIAM R. TUTTLE. WILLIAM J. BELDUE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,391,047 Tuttle et a1. Dec. 18, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 14,302 Great Britain 1895 

